Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-21
HOME AFFAIRS.
A CALIFORNIA DEMOCRAT DIS.
COURSETH IN THE EAST.
Suicide of an Arctic Hero-No Pu
gilism in Springfield-Petit
Against the Interstate Law.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE sEoonp-uNron.l
INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
Increase In the Burden of Complaints
Against the New Law.


Against the New Law.
WASHINGTON, April th.-Representa-
tives of large number of business inter-
ests centering in Boston were present in
the room of the Interstate Commission this
morning, and the hearing of the argument
occupied the greater part of the day. VIM.
H. Lincoln, agent of a line of transatlantic
steamers, said, under OATH that the whole
business of Boston, both local and export.
was involved in this matter of change in
the rates which the interstate commerce
bill had brought into effect. Boston was
the second point of the county in the
amount of exports and imports. This trade
had all been built up on the basis of equal
ity with New York on rates New York s
advantage, in spite of this equality, was
such that the average rate of ocean freights
during the last season had been from a
penny to penny and half in her favor.
This question was of such Importance that
be had cabled his people in Liverpool to
delay the sailing of a steamship which was
about to sail until the matter was settled.
He knew that other lines had done the
same. The through rate from Chicago to
Liverpool to-day was less than the local
rate from Chicago to Boston.
Other complaints were of about the same
nature. The Commissioners gave no init
nation as to what their action may be.
PETITION FROM CALIFoNIA.
WASHINGTON, April 20th.-R. M. Herrick.
President of the Pacific Pine Lumber Com
pany, and E. c. Williams, President of the
Rosewood Manufacturing Association of
San Francisco, have telegraphed to the
Interstate Commerce Commission as fol-
lows "Our two corporations, employing
eight or ten thousand men and about $780,
100000 capital, have addressed you by mail,
stating that our Eastern business has been
entirely destroyed by the operation of the
law, and asking your interposition on our
behalf. Meanwhile, will you allow the
roads over which we have been operating
to give the old rates and so revive our bust
ness with the East. provided the rate IS
open and available for all?"
A. Lusk Il Co., of San Francisco, tele-
graphed The fruit interests of this State,
which are of great and growing import
ance, are seriously jeopardiZed by the
workings of the interstate commerce BILL
Inasmuch as this interest cannot avail it.
self of the matter of competition, we re-
spectfully ask that Section be suspended
that these interests be not entirely para
lyzed and great loss ensue.',.
GOOD THING FOR FOREIGNERS.
CHICAGO, April 20th.-The Chicago Times
this morning reiterates the statement made
by prominent importer some days ago, to
the effect that if the Interstate Commerce
Commission refuses to suspend the long
and-short-haul clause for transcontinental
lines, the Canadian Pacific will put on
steamboat line between Chicago and Port
Arthur for the purpose of competing for all
classes of Pacific coast freIghts. Their
tariffs will be 40 to so per cent. lower than
the American roads.